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[BVI Hunter]

Could'nt work out why this lump of coral (in 2 ft of water) at the beach kept "hitting"?

brought it home and it started to fall apart in my bag - WOW!!!

just need to identify them and work out how to save / clean them

any ideas

thanks!!

 

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[BVI Hunter]

Hey BVI,
Funny you mention the Pirbright side of things, look up Private Edgar Holmes Grenadier Guards, he was my Grandmothers twin brother.
When you have done that get back to work on the coin search, how am I going to be able to fully retire if you spend all your time on the computer it's pointless me following you if you don't go anywhere (sigh)

WoW! Victoria Cross Winner? Cool!

 

[BVI Hunter]

Could sleep last night so picked away at another one with a toothpick - 1725?



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[DocBeav]

Hey Doc,

He has trouble sleeping at night cos some dirt bag is following him but I bet that is being taken care of though😉

I could help make that problem go away.......lol

 

[bay pirate]

So a mixture of dates & origins - more indication of pirate booty or am I dreaming?

Your living the dream. I was looking at the history of the BVI and an interesting side note came up (or clue). The slave trade was abolished in 1804 and seriously frowned upon in the years leading up to it. Could have been slave ship that was sacked by the locals. Another lead would be the earthquake of 1814 that ripped through the BVI transforming the landscape. In the same year, there were hurricanes, floods, sunamis and disease ran rampid, killing off about 40% of the population. It was a bad time down there. See if you can located any pre-earthquake maps of your area or maybe any slavetrade or merchant ships that went down in 1802 or 3. The ship may have been smugglers. Pirating had almost ceased completely by this time except for a few and gasperella was rumored to work those waters.

 

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[Jeanne]

Ooooh.....my mouth is watering! Fantastic find!

 

[huntsman53]

Frank,

This is the deal......if BVI makes a joke ( or so called joke) don't laugh! and certainly don't admit to laughing out loud.

This only encourages him and now he thinks he is a comedian as well as a great treasure hunter. I will have to put up with PM's with his unfunny dribble just because you made him think he is funny.

So next time he comes up with a remotely funny comment, stick a fork in your leg or something to stifle the laugh.....

Okay, okay, okay! I will try to stifle my laughing the next time BVI comes up with a joke like that again. However, even you must admit it was a pretty good one!


Frank

 

[huntsman53]

I could help make that problem go away.......lol

You and me both, so count me in!


Frank

 

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[DocBeav]

You and me both, so count me in!


Frank

LOL will do Frank! Hey! With all this caving and diving you will be doing, where will you find the time for anything else?!

 

[BVI Hunter]

I'm writing some new material as we speak.....

you think Jay leno will want hear jokes or see Silver.....

 

[huntsman53]

LOL will do Frank! Hey! With all this caving and diving you will be doing, where will you find the time for anything else?!

I know what you mean! I still have to get the possible Volcanic Pipe (see Gold Prospecting forum) unplugged and Ginseng season is rapidly approaching. While the Gold Prospecting is tension relieveing and muscle spasming fun, the caving is intrigueing and enlightening, the diving is just a possibility but I know where the Ginseng is and it just awaits for the season to come around for me to dig it. I am hoping that Ginseng opens this year at over $600 a pound dried and if so, I will probably hold onto mine until it hits $800+ a pound!


Frank

 

[SilverForBrains]

Another reason to like coral, they give up spanish silver sometimes!!

 

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[Silver Searcher]

Lemon juice is the safest way to clean those coins, I wouldn't use electrolysis, the amount of time it will take to remove the crud could pit the coins surface. The lemon juice will be slow...but safe. Have a look at this Ancient Silver Saxon Sceat I cleaned, it took a week.
The Saxon Sceat is the cleaned coin on the far right of the double picture, it's next to a Roman Silver that was cleaned the same way, the picture on the left is how it was found.

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[BVI Hunter]

Lemon juice is the safest way to clean those coins, I wouldn't use electrolysis, the amount of time it will take to remove the crud could pit the coins surface. The lemon juice will be slow...but safe. Have a look at this Ancient Silver Saxon Sceat I cleaned, it took a week.
The Saxon Sceat is the cleaned coin on the far right of the double picture, it's next to a Roman Silver that was cleaned the same way, the picture on the left is how it was found.

SS

Thanks!

and this will work for sea / salt encrusted coins?

do I use fresh lemon juice/ and do I change it out for fresh so often or leave it?

where in the UK are you?

 

[huntsman53]

Thanks!

and this will work for sea / salt encrusted coins?

do I use fresh lemon juice/ and do I change it out for fresh so often or leave it?

where in the UK are you?

Captain,

The first Cardinal Rule for conservation of shipwreck finds, is to quickly submerse them in fresh water and change the fresh water every day or so! This is to leach out the salt from the encrustations and stabilize the items from further damage. Some folks place the items in the toliet tank (not the bowl) because the fresh water gets replaced several or more times a day.


Frank

 

[BVI Hunter]

Captain,

The first Cardinal Rule for conservation of shipwreck finds, is to quickly submerse them in fresh water and change the fresh water every day or so! This is to leach out the salt from the encrustations and stabilize the items from further damage. Some folks place the items in the toliet tank (not the bowl) because the fresh water gets replaced several or more times a day.


Frank

Thanks Frank!

will take them out of the Coca-Cola and put in fresh water!

I knew it didn't seem right.......

 

[Jason in Enid]

Thanks Frank!

will take them out of the Coca-Cola and put in fresh water!

I knew it didn't seem right.......

Don't laugh, that will work once you get it stabilized. The carbolic acid in the Coke will help dissolve the encrustation.